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Number 4...

Gareth Bale !

• Profile
• Gareth Frank Bale
• 16th of July 1989 (age 26) in Cardiff, Wales
• 6ft
• Position: Winger
• Current Team: Real Madrid
• National Team: Wales
• Number: 11

Gareth Bale is a Welsh professional football player who currently plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and his national team, Wales. Bale is described as a player with great pace, great crossing skills, his tremendous striking from a distance and his on point free kicks. 

Bale's football career started playing for English club, South Hampton where he played left - back. He was then signed by another English club, Tottenham Hotspur were he adopted  more of an offensive position. during his time at Tottenham, Bale became and important part of the team rising to international attention during the 2010 - 2011 UEFA Champions League. In 2011 he was named PFA's Player's Player of the Year and in the UEFA Team of the Year. In 2013 he was named PFA's Player's Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year.

On September 1st 2013 Bale transferred to Real Madrid signing a 6 year contract for a fee of £86million which was a record breaking price, topping the original highest Christiano Ronaldo which was £80million in 2009. During his first season at Real Madrid he played an intergral role helping the club to win  the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League, where he scored in both finals.

In May 2006, Bale made his first debut for his National Team, Wales where he was the youngest player at the time to represent the nation. He was the teams top goal scorer, with 7 goals in the qualifying campaign for UEFA Euro Cup 2016. 

Since starting his international career he has earned over 50 caps and scored 19 international goals.

During Bale's football career he has shown that he is an asset to whatever team he is playing for. There is a reason Real Madrid signed such a player for a tremendous amount of money, with his pace and dribbling ability that terrifies other defenders and the potential to become as good a player as Ronaldo or Messi, Gareth Bale deserves his place as one of the best football players.